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Caddo v. Siemens: Microsoft Settlement Covers Downstream Use and No Jurisdiction Over Foreign Parent

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Caddo had previously sued Microsoft and reached a 2017 settlement agreement that covered third-party products using Microsoft technology, including.NET software that Siemens had relied upon. As such, the district court awarded summary judgment of no infringement based upon the license. The case arose in N.D.

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Hyatt back to the Supreme Court: Special APA Procedures for the Patent Office?

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” The PTO created a Hyatt Unit of examiners who repeatedly referred to Hyatt as a “submariner” and tracked Hyatt applications using software they called the “submarine detector.” The reviewing court shall—. (1) 1) compel agency action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed; and. (2)

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Docketing Nightmare: CPA Global wins Despite their Docketing Error; Law Firm still on the hook for Missed Deadline

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By Dennis Crouch In a recent unpublished decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of CPA Global Support Services, LLC (“CPA”) (now part of Clarivate) against a claim of negligent misrepresentation brought by inventor James C. Robinson, M.D. and his patent holding company (Spectrum Spine).

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The Sleekcraft Factors and “Reverse Confusion” Trademark Infringement

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The senior mark holder brings a trademark infringement case alleging “reverse confusion” among its potential customers. It has marketed its software under the name “SmartSync” since 2004 and obtained a trademark for SmartSync in 2007. After some discovery, Dropbox moved for summary judgment. Dropbox, Inc.

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Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos

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A jury in the District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in the case of Alexander v. Take-Two Interactive Software found that the depiction of tattoos on wrestler Randy Orton in a video game published by Take Two Interactive infringed the tattoo artist’s copyright in the tattoos.

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Copyrightability of Software: The Next Big Case

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The next big software copyright case is before the Federal Circuit in the form of SAS Institute, Inc. In Google , the Supreme Court found fair-use but did not decide the issue of copyrightability. That issue is front-and-center in this case. Copyright Alliance: Software is protectable by copyright. copyright law.”

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Will AI Replace Lawyers? 4 Expert Opinions

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In fact, according to the MyCase 2024 Legal Industry Report , 81% of respondents who leverage generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools use it to increase productivity and efficiency. Concerns about job displacement, ethical considerations, and the need for human judgment persist in the legal community. Can AI Replace Lawyers?